Figure wheeled toy.



A. MOZDZIERZ.

FIGURE WHEELED TOY.

APPLICATION FILED sEPT.22. I9Is.

1,280,202. Patented Jun@ I9, 1917.

UNITED STATES PATENT oEEroE.

ALQYSIUS MOZDZIERZ, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 19, 1917.

I Application led September 22, 1916. Serial No. 121,600.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, ALorsiUs Moznzmnz, a. citizen of the United States, residing at New Haven, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Improvement in' Wheeled Toys; and I do hereby declare the follow* ing, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and the, characters of reference marked thereon, to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe same, and which said drawings constitute part of this application, and represent. inv Figure 1 a side view of my improved toy with one of the forward wheels and supporting brackets therefor, removed.

Fig. 2 an underside view with a portion of some of the bars and a portion of the rear axle broken away.

Fig. 3 a broken transverse sectional view.

Fig. 4 a side view of one of the bars detached, showing provision for five rows-0f figures.

This invention relates to an improvement in figure wheeled toys, and particularly to that class which include a figure to be moved by the turning of the wheels, the object of the invention being to provide atoy containing a series of figures which will simultaneously move as the toy is propelled.

In carrying out my invention I employ a platform 5 of suitable size which is mounted to run upon wheels (i. The platformis formed with a series of longitudinal slots`7, more or less in number according to the number of figures to be mounted thereon, and below the platform and in line with the slots are two series of rods 8 and 9. These rods may be supported in any desired manner. As herein shown they are provided at one end with pins 10 which project through the flange 11 of a bracket 12. 'At the forward ends the bars 8 are connected with a transverse slide .13, while the bars 9 are connected by pins 14 with a slide 15, the slide .L3 being parallel with the slide 13. rIhe slide 13 is supported by loops 16, while the `slide l5 is supported by loops 17, so that they may be moved longitudinally of .the platform, and 'hence move the bars. The slide 13 is connected by a .pitman 18 with a crank 19 on a gear wheel 20, while the slide .15 is connected by a pitman 21 with a crank 22 on the Asame gear wheel 20, the gear Wheel 20 meshing with a pinion 23 on the forward axle 24, and so that as the toy is propelled, one slide moves forward as the other slide is moving backward, and vice bar 2T supported between its ends by uprights 28, the ends 29 of the horizontal bar being headed to prevent the outside figures from becoming detached. As the toy is pro-- pelled the axle 2t turning the pinion 23 turns the gear 20 and rotates the cranks 1'9 and 22 so as to move the slides 13 and 15 back and forth,and these slides move the rods 8 and 9 so as to move the feet 25 and 2G of the figures back andvforth, all the figures having simultaneous movement so that if uhe figures represent rows of soldiers they will step in unison. It may here be stated that as is common with wheel toys, a spring motor may be employed to turn the axle 2li, or the toy may be dra wnby a cord.

lVhile I have indicated provision for five rows of figures. it is obvious that these rows may be multiplied to the limit of the lengthv of the platform which may be of any desired dimensions.

1. A wheeled toy comprising a platform formed with two longitudinal slots, a bar arranged beneath each of said slots and guided for ,longitudinal movement, two transverse slides one connected to each of said bars, means for moving said slides, and a figure having two members one connected to each of said bars.

2. A wheeled toy comprising a platform formed with longitudinal slots, a series of bars arranged beneath said slots. two trans verse slides, alternate bars connected to one slide, and the remaining bars connected to the other slide, means for moving the slides and bars back and forth, and a figure connected to each pair` of bars.

3. A wheeled toy comprising a platform formed with longitudinal' slots, bars beneath said slots, two transversely arranged slides beneath said platform, alternate bars connected with one of said slides, the remaining bars connected withA the opposite slide, a double crank connected with the respective slideshaY figure connected to each pair of slides, and a horizontal bar supporting said figures.

4. A wheeled toy eonliprising a platform formed with a series of longitudinal slots arranged in pairs, a bar beneath each of said slots, said bars guided for longitudinal movement, two transversely arranged slides also guided for movement in the direction of the bars, alternate bars connected to one of said slides, the intermediate bars connected to the other slide, said bars formed at their rear ends with, pins, a bracket to support said pins, a gear Wheel, a Crank connected `and between the other crank and the other slide, and means for turning said gear wheel.

ln testimony whereof, I have signed this specification in tlie presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALOYS MOZDZIERZ.

Witnesses:

MICHAEL JOY, ARTHUR B. RUSSELL. 

